The true history of the ghost

and all about metempsychosis

by John Henry Pepper

First published:
19th century
Language: English

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"Pepper's ghost" is an illusionary technique by which a mirror and a piece of glass are used to create the appearance of ghostlike figures or objects, which can seem, to the viewer, to appear and disappear, or to spontaneous change shape. This book contains a detailed explanation of the process of creating and carrying out this illusion

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists and Ritual magic and grimoires.

Ritual magic and grimoires
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Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists
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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition.	2024-01-09	Project Gutenberg	English	—	Public domain (USA)	Project Gutenberg (opens in a new tab)
and all about metempsychosis Wellcome Collection bibliographic record 46 pages, 16 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm	1890	Cassell & Company	English	—	Public digitized item	Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab) Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab)